156.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the board of mortuary science. 2. “Cremation” means the technical process, using heat and flame, that reduces human remains to bone fragments. The reduction takes place through heat and evaporation. Cremation shall include the processing, and may include the pulverization, […]
156.10 Inspection. 1. The director of public health may inspect all places where dead human bodies are prepared or held for burial, entombment, or cremation, and may adopt and enforce such rules and regulations in connection with the inspection as may be necessary for the preservation of the public health. 2. The Iowa department of […]
156.12 Funeral directors — solicitation of business — exceptions — penalty. Every funeral director, or person acting on behalf of a funeral director, who pays or causes to be paid any money or other thing of value as a commission or gratuity for the securing of business for the funeral director, and every person who […]
156.13 Certificate of national board in lieu of examination. Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 159, §12 .
156.14 Funeral establishment and cremation establishment license. 1. A person shall not establish, conduct, or maintain a funeral establishment or a cremation establishment in this state without a license. The license shall be identified as an establishment license. a. An establishment license issued by the board under this chapter shall be issued for a site […]
156.15 Funeral establishments and cremation establishments — license required — discipline, violations, and penalties. 1. A funeral establishment or cremation establishment shall not be operated until a license or renewal certificate has been issued to the establishment by the board. 2. The board shall refuse to issue an establishment license when an applicant fails to […]
156.16 Unlicensed practice — injunctions, civil penalties, consent agreements. 1. If the board has reasonable grounds to believe that a person or establishment which is not licensed under this chapter has engaged, or is about to engage, in an act or practice which requires licensure under this chapter, or otherwise violates a provision of this […]
156.1A Provision of services. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the operation of any funeral home, funeral establishment, or cremation establishment by any person, heir, fiduciary, firm, cooperative burial association, or corporation. However, each such person, firm, cooperative burial association, or corporation shall ensure that all mortuary science services are provided […]
156.2 Persons excluded. The terms defined in section 156.1 shall not be construed to include the following classes of persons: 1. Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers of caskets, vaults, urns, or other burial receptacles not engaged in the other functions of furnishing of funeral services or embalming as above defined. 2. Those who use bodies […]
156.3 Eligibility requirements. To be eligible to take the examination for a funeral director’s license, a person must have completed two academic years of instruction in a recognized college or university in a course of study approved by the board or have equivalent education as defined by the board and have satisfactorily completed a course […]
156.4 Funeral directors. 1. The practice of a funeral director must be conducted from a funeral establishment licensed by the board. The board may specify criteria for exceptions to the requirement of this subsection in rules. 2. A person shall not engage in the practice of mortuary science unless licensed. 3. Applications for the examination […]
156.8 Internships. The board shall, by rule, provide for internships in mortuary science, and shall regulate the registration, training, and fee for internships. [C31, 35, §2585-c4; C39, §2585.04; C46, 50, §156.4; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §156.8] 96 Acts, ch 1148, §6
156.8A Student practicum. The board, by rule, shall provide for practicums in mortuary science for students available through any school accredited by the American board of funeral service education. 2000 Acts, ch 1140, §42; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §8
156.9 Revocation of license to practice mortuary science. 1. Notwithstanding section 147.87, the board may restrict, suspend, or revoke a license to practice mortuary science or place a licensee on probation. The board shall adopt rules of procedure pursuant to chapter 17A by which to restrict, suspend, or revoke a license. The board may also […]
